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2024-12-17 04:17:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E94F19A1884075CE2AB84C318C232CE4A3B98708E399A029726F306F35AAE6D5
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Following CNN's report, Syrian media claimed the man was an officer for Syria's brutal Air Force Intelligence, and that the man was detained due to a dispute over profit-sharing from extorted funds. https://verify-sy.com/en/details/10562/Did-CNN-Fabricate-the-Story-of--Freeing-a-Prisoner-from-a-Secret-Jail-- A former prisoner pointed out multiple inconsistencies in the report. https://x.com/hassan_akkad/status/1867224069508059593
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